Nico had 3 1/2 yards of fabric. He used 2/3 yard to make a pillow cover and 1/ 3 yard to make a scarf. How much fabric does Nico have left

Answer 1

3 and 1/2 minus 2/3 minus 1/3 =

7/2 minus 2/3 minus 1/3 =

21/6 minus 4/6 minus 2/6 =

17/6 - 2/6 =

15/6 = 5/2 = 2 and 1/2

Optionally, you can think of it this way:

He used 2/3 yards for the pillow and 1/3 yard for the scarf.

So he used 1 yard

3 and 1/2 minus 1 = 2 and 1/2 = 5/2